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Readings from The Island, Session 4 – Jan. 12, 2025
4. Comment: Exploring the different qualities or expressions of Nibbāna, I was comparing them with the Sinhalese language. You said Nibindatti. Bindinava means breaking up in Sinhalese. The second half of Nibbāna is bana. To give an example of what bana means, let’s say you have a truckload of things. Taking the things out, lowering them down and putting them down is bana. So the whole process is emptying out. Contributed by Randula Haththotuwa. [Nibbāna] [Pāli] [Sinhalese] // [Etymology] [Ven. Ananda Maitreya]
Story: Ajahn Anando gives a retreatant his empty coffee cup to wash. Told by Ajahn Amaro. [Meditation retreats] [Ajahn Anando]